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Flying Swan

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on April 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Flying Swan
This is another from the same session as the herons on Sunday. This one took off behind me to warn another cob that he felt was sailing a bit too close to his lady and I just had time to swing round to capture it. The sun was behind him which threw the water black.
EOS 30D
Sigma 500mm
exp 1/750 @ f4.5 iso 640
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 15, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Nice capture Lawrence, especially in light of it being a 'snatch' image - very nice :toast: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on April 15, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Got any more space underneath? that's adecent reflection and it would make a nice abstract if it was all there.
Fine shot anyway.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Robert Lawrence on April 15, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Afraid not Eric. Cropped a little off the top to enhance the composition but bottom is bottom. I would have loved to have had a bit more but hey .... cest la vie!
Posted by Daniel Read on April 15, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Hi Robert,

Fantastic shot. As Eric said, a little more on the bottom would improve it, but it's a great photo as it is :toast:

Dan.
Posted by Paul Inglis on April 15, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Hi Robert,

Stunning capture!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on April 16, 2008 at 3:15 AM
I agree with comments so far, but still an eye catching image. Nice work.

Matt
Posted by Dawn Monrose on April 16, 2008 at 5:39 AM
Nice capture! Love the position of the wings.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on April 16, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Very beautiful and artistic shot imo. I like it a lot.